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& The Career Readiness Certificate Rena Ferraro. SKILL AREAS. Reading for Information Applied Mathematics Locating Information Applied Technology Teamwork Observation Listening Writing Business Writing. ** 85% of ALL occupations utilize these skills. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
&&The Career Readiness The Career Readiness
CertificateCertificate
Rena FerraroRena Ferraro
SKILL AREAS• Reading for Information• Applied Mathematics• Locating Information• Applied Technology• Teamwork• Observation• Listening • Writing• Business Writing
** 85% of ALL occupations utilize
these skills
Career Readiness Certificate Levels & Employability
Assessments for TAs
• Applied Math – 4 or better• Reading for Info – 4 or better• Writing – 3 or better
• Locating Information – Optional, but must take this to qualify for the NC CRC and for CRC grant funds
• Skills Gap Training – Online Internet based
• Educational Training
• Recommend 1 Level Higher than Career Readiness Certificate goal
Statewide CRC Efforts
Statewide in process
Current Statewide CRC
Regional CRC usage
WorkKeys Assessments
• Tuition Waiver for class fee
• CRC Grants to cover test fees– Must take LI to qualify for grant
funds– Must take LI before Writing
WorkKeys and ESL
• If English is your Second Language, you may bring a translation dictionary to the assessment
• You must inform the proctor and the proctor will need to inspect the dictionary
Websites
• www.KeyTrain.com• www.act.org/WorkKeys• www.act.org/certificate/account.html• www.crcnc.org• hrd.waketech.edu
Locations
• Cary (WEST)
• Northern Raleigh (401N)
• Zebulon (EWEC)
Tests• Bring photo ID• 55 minutes each plus setup time• Questions on Tests:
– AM: 33– RI: 33– LI: 38– BW: written
• Register for tests at: [email protected]